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I've seen a car I quite like at this specialist - just wanted to check if are they well known and whether they have a good rep? I noticed they didn't put any details about their warranty on the website which was a bit disconcerting - but hoping if they have a solid rep that is not something for me to worry about? Thanks for the help.

BigLion said: I've seen a car I quite like at this specialist - just wanted to check if are they well known and whether they have a good rep? I noticed they didn't put any details about their warranty on the website which was a bit disconcerting - but hoping if they have a solid rep that is not something for me to worry about? Thanks for the help. I've bought from them in the past - Greig and Darren are very straight guys. On the Technical side Ollie is fantastic - they've serviced my cars and also done a restoration for me - I really like and trust them

I recently bought a Cayman R from them, great guys and good to deal with. The warranty is modelled on the Porsche one.

Been using them for over 8 years now (964, 996T), and sold my 996T through them last year. There was an article in one of the Porsche magazines last month featuring their sales side.

When I was after a 996 turbo last year, I enquired but they had nothing (manual) at that time. However, I felt a measure of their professionalism was the follow up call I got from Greig as soon as something suitable arrived in their stock - albeit sadly too late as I'd already found a car - which somehow gave the impression of a reassuringly organised outfit who did actually want your business.

Have known them for years. Bags of expertise and real enthusiasts. Very well equipped workshops too. Chris.

Yep, can only concur with all of the above. Greig is a brilliant guy to deal with and the servicing team there really know their stuff. I bought a red 997 Gen 2 C2S manual there last spring and RPM took it back off me last week (I've bought a 599) and its now in their showroom again. It's a peachy car. Did not miss a beat. I would say they are very competitive on price, too.

+1 Bought my car from them - no issues to report whatsoever

They get good write-ups on here generally, i like the look of their stock - one of the regulars I check.

Great thanks - that is very reassuring. I've done a deal on a car with them and pick up Friday I'm assuming they don't have any free drive away insurance, so I need to sort before I go down?

Which car, as a matter of interest?

SL550M said: I would say they are very competitive on price, too. When you consider what it could easily cost to sort out an errant 911, and how unpleasant an experience (yes I know you buy the car, not the dealer, but life is too short for hassle really) buying from a great many car dealers in general is these days, the prices seem fair.

Digga said: When I was after a 996 turbo last year, I enquired but they had nothing (manual) at that time. However, I felt a measure of their professionalism was the follow up call I got from Greig as soon as something suitable arrived in their stock - albeit sadly too late as I'd already found a car - which somehow gave the impression of a reassuringly organised outfit who did actually want your business. That's very commendable (and very rare).

monthefish said: That's very commendable (and very rare). I've lost count of the number of new and used car purchases where you feel you are personally co-ordinating the whole deal and organising the dealer salesman's dairy too. It's reassuring and refreshing to have some proper, no-messing, old fashioned salesmanship.

I'm now starting to get very excited ahead of tomorrow's pick up - will hopefully enjoy the drive back!!! It will be parked up in my garage as with every other car I've had - be nice to look at it in detail whilst I exercise alongside it !!!

BigLion said: I'm now starting to get very excited ahead of tomorrow's pick up - will hopefully enjoy the drive back!!! It will be parked up in my garage as with every other car I've had - be nice to look at it in detail whilst I exercise alongside it !!! I might as well be the one to say it; this thread cannot end without you posting some pictures of the car.

I will get some up tomorrow

Have to say the vibes I get from RPM is that they are very genuine and customer focused business. They popped my car on the ramp today for the handover check and to change the front brake pads. On the ramp the technician noticed that there was a patch of uneven wear on one of the rear tyres inner part. So they have emailed to say that the pick up time will be slightly delayed as the want to put 2.new tyres on the rear and Geo the car. That is the kind of service that gives confidence and could make myself a customer for life of theirs!

That's outstanding service.

On the other side of the coin... They bought by 996 x50 manual from me in 2013 for a fair price, sent an expert to VERY thoroughly check the car over. Prepped it, advertised for (in my mind) a very fair Mark up & it sold very quickly. My only regret is actually selling the car as they have appreciated so much since then!

monthefish said: Digga said: When I was after a 996 turbo last year, I enquired but they had nothing (manual) at that time. However, I felt a measure of their professionalism was the follow up call I got from Greig as soon as something suitable arrived in their stock - albeit sadly too late as I'd already found a car - which somehow gave the impression of a reassuringly organised outfit who did actually want your business. That's very commendable (and very rare). I'm certainly not having a dig at RPM here, but calling up someone who has expressed an interest in buying a car when you get that car in is hardly worthy of commendation for going above and beyond, surely it's just common sense!

Mario149 said: I'm certainly not having a dig at RPM here, but calling up someone who has expressed an interest in buying a car when you get that car in is hardly going above and beyond Its not which is why it's so staggering how so few can be bothered to do it

Mario149 said: monthefish said: Digga said: When I was after a 996 turbo last year, I enquired but they had nothing (manual) at that time. However, I felt a measure of their professionalism was the follow up call I got from Greig as soon as something suitable arrived in their stock - albeit sadly too late as I'd already found a car - which somehow gave the impression of a reassuringly organised outfit who did actually want your business. That's very commendable (and very rare). I'm certainly not having a dig at RPM here, but calling up someone who has expressed an interest in buying a car when you get that car in is hardly worthy of commendation for going above and beyond, surely it's just common sense! Have you actually tried buying cars? Look at the number of threads where people are pissed up or have given up on dealers - not just OPC but other manufacturers - because it makes what could be a good experience into something worse than a chore.

Digga said: Mario149 said: monthefish said: Digga said: When I was after a 996 turbo last year, I enquired but they had nothing (manual) at that time. However, I felt a measure of their professionalism was the follow up call I got from Greig as soon as something suitable arrived in their stock - albeit sadly too late as I'd already found a car - which somehow gave the impression of a reassuringly organised outfit who did actually want your business. That's very commendable (and very rare). I'm certainly not having a dig at RPM here, but calling up someone who has expressed an interest in buying a car when you get that car in is hardly worthy of commendation for going above and beyond, surely it's just common sense! Have you actually tried buying cars? Look at the number of threads where people are pissed up or have given up on dealers - not just OPC but other manufacturers - because it makes what could be a good experience into something worse than a chore. I have and I get that, but just because they're doing what should be done and a lot of dealers aren't, doesn't mean it's above and beyond, it just means they're not crap like others If we set the bar so low for specific praise that calling a potential customer back to try and sell them a car they've already told you they want is considered noteworthy, we may be part of the problem 'cause we then set dealer's expectations so low as to what they're required to do.

Got my car and it is awesome!!! Highly recommend Greig and RPM overall - I've been to a lot of places and these guys win hands down - straight talking, bundles of integrity and passionate about looking after their customers. Will definitely continue to use them in the future

BigLion said: Got my car and it is awesome!!! Highly recommend Greig and RPM overall - I've been to a lot of places and these guys win hands down - straight talking, bundles of integrity and passionate about looking after their customers. Will definitely continue to use them in the future Is it a secret this new car of yours?

BigLion said: Got my car and it is awesome!!! Highly recommend Greig and RPM overall - I've been to a lot of places and these guys win hands down - straight talking, bundles of integrity and passionate about looking after their customers. Will definitely continue to use them in the future Pictures please

Voila!

BigLion said: Voila! That's great - enjoy it

Beautiful car. Have fun with!

whats not to like. I will look out for it as, I live close to RPM, Do you

8 years later, still a great outfit? About to pull the plug on 991 T and going to look at their one. Hear good things about them but only ever bought from OPC. For piece of mind it does comes with 2 yrs Porsche Extended Warranty.

Yep. They’ll take care of you.

Good guys, did KW suspension on my CGT and a great job. Highly recommend them.

Bought my 981 Spyder from them, last October... If I lived closer I'd visit them all the time... really good people....doing what you'd want and expect from a specialist indy.

Yep, sold a car through them and they look after my GT3, very happy with them.

Thanks all…that’s a resounding yes then.

They have become the UK Manthey Racing partner in the meantime as well. As I understand they have geared more towards the 991/2 cars now, instead of the 996/7 cars.

993rsr said: Good guys, did KW suspension on my CGT and a great job. Highly recommend them. Stuffed them in frunk, not in wheelarches though. Near enough I guess.

Digga said: 993rsr said: Good guys, did KW suspension on my CGT and a great job. Highly recommend them. Stuffed them in frunk, not in wheelarches though. Near enough I guess. Not that I'd notice the difference

Great outfit, they've sold 2 cars for me & it's always been easy & transparent. Have also bought from them with no problems either.

I’m interested in a car that thy have for sale. Should I still arrange for a PPI to be carried out independently?

I’ve not bought from them but people I know that have sold cars through them have mentioned how thorough the PPI is EDIT: so independent PPI may not be worth it

I can offer a perspective on this ... I recently sold my substantially modified GT4 to a customer of RPM Technik who we both agreed should inspect the car and, in effect, be the independent arbiter of the quality of the car. Before my phase 2 modification I had had the car compression and over-rev checked ... and having owned the car from new after 8+ years I knew as much about the car as RPM Technik could discover from their three hour evaluation. After the check the prospective purchaser, Ollie and myself sat down and went through their evaluation. Their report felt like a potted history of my car and was absolutely on the button of the condition that I knew the car was in ... In a way it fully validated my ownership process and of course the sale concluded as provisionally agreed, but I was very impressed by the professionalism and detail of the process. My conclusion, first hand, was and is that they are a first class outfit .... trustworthy in a way that so many businesses who are answerable to external shareholders, are sadly no longer.

…and I thoroughly enjoyed been taken round Silverstone recently in your old car by the new owner. You created a really special thing

Thank-you .... I was so pleased that none of the original components were required as a part of the transaction ... this said everything to me about a shared belief in this project, a story which now continues in the hands of the new owner. Now I need to start writing another story with my new (old) car ... the journey continues ...

I sold my previous 911 through RPM Technik, and the inspection report was way more thorough than the one i received from my OPC previously. They changed the tyres due to age, found a broken spring (and changed it under warranty) and even replaced some exhaust brackets they were not happy with. The new owner got a cracking car. I then asked Alex to find me a GT3 with a certain spec. A couple of weeks later I got a whatsapp whilst in a field in Devon and it was perfect! Biggest car purchase of my lift bought sight unseen as I felt I could trust their approach. It was (and still is) perfect! They even sorted me out when I had an idiot moment and poured oil into the coolant reservoir. No hassle car collection and coolant system clean. I'm visiting them on Wednesday for new tyres and a geo setup even though it is a 5 hour round trip and my OPC is 10 minutes away. Enough said.

They've done recent work on my 981 GT4, very good standard and customer service !

I found them a great outfit when buying, looked after me and no bs. They did a proper PPI with issues fixed and the car was faultless after, some of the issues flagged would have been ignored by other garages.

I bought a 996.2 GT3 off them in November and they were superb. Covered a couple of warranty items too. I would highly recommend.

They run my 3RS for me (which I also bought from them), restomodded my 964 WTL Cab and even did a pretty decent job on my 356. Highly recommended.

I’m viewing a car at RPM this week. I thought I read elsewhere that they don’t offer test drives. Is that correct?

no, they'll let you do pretty much whatever you need to do....

Harry Bosch said: I’m viewing a car at RPM this week. I thought I read elsewhere that they don’t offer test drives. Is that correct? You're thinking of RSJ cars in Slough, RPMT are happy to allow test drives, and even solo ones at that in my experience.

Quickmoose said: no, they'll let you do pretty much whatever you need to do.... Don’t think their SOR clients will be happy to hear that, seeing that most of their business is SOR. They do have great cars though, strong PPi and Porsche Warranty a bonus.

I vIsited RPMT today to view a vehicle and can confirm that a test drive was offered and gratefully accepted by me 😃😃😃

JJ77 said: Porsche Warranty a bonus. The Porsche warranty has nothing to do with RPM, though You get it because the cars are a private sale (assuming the car is still under warranty) No different (in this aspect) to buying privately or any from most other specialist dealers

Yes I know that, but yes I should have been more clear, was meaning the PPi from RPM would appear more detailed than Porsche OPC, regarding the comments from all above and if the car also has an extended Porsche warranty on it, then best of both worlds. Edited by JJ77 on Friday 5th April 09:58